Arto Halonen

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Arto Halonen (2010)

Arto Halonen (born 11 January 1964, Joensuu) is a documentary filmmaker from Finland. He was also a teacher of cinematography in Joensuu between 1986-1989.

In 2008, China did not give a visa to Arto Halonen to participate 2008 Summer Olympics. Halonen was an official guest selected by the Finnish Olympic Committee. China gave no explanation. Halonen made in 1998 a documentary about Tibet: Karmapa.[1][2]

Shadow of the Holy Book (Finnish: Pyhän kirjan varjo) is a documentary about Turkmenistan, Ruhnama and business of companies in Turkmenistan, having large gas and oil resources, e.g. Bouygues and Siemens.[3]

Filmography

Director

  • Karmapa (1998)
  • The Stars Caravan (2000)
  • The Tank Man (2004)
  • Conquistadors of Cuba (2005)
  • Pavlov's Dogs (2006)
  • Shadow of the Holy Book (2007)
  • The Magnetic Man (2009)
  • Princess (2010)
  • When Heroes Lie (2012)
  • A Patriotic Man (2013)
  • Murderous Trance (2019)

References

  1. ^ Aki Petteri Lehtinen (18 July 2008), "Kiina ei päästä ohjaaja Arto Halosta olympialaisiin", Helsingin Sanomat, SanomaWSOY, retrieved 2008-07-18
  2. ^ [Kiina ei päästä Arto Halosta olympialaisiin] YLE18.7.2008
  3. ^ Docpoint Helsingin dokumenttielokuvafestivaali 2008 –esite, Avajaiselokuva: Propagandaa ja luonnonvarojen vaihtokauppaa, s.6, Kotimaiselta raadilta kysyttiin s. 7

External links

  • Arto Halonen at IMDb
  • News about Halonen's denial of a Chinese visa
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